New Breeds of Cats and Rats are in the offing…

European scientists, thanks to a revolutionary germline gene therapy, have managed to produce two separate species of cats and rats which have put aside their eternal rivalry to live in harmony.

The scientists in question have long identified the gene that was responsible for compassionate feelings in cats and managed to modify the germ cells with functional genes in them.

In order to complement the process, they have in turn removed the corresponding gene that was responsible for disproportionate timidity from the germ cells of the rats.

The combined effort has produced the species that the European scientists were exactly hoping for – cats which love the company of rats while abandoning traditional predatory role.

The news was widely welcome by animal rights groups around the world; some say it was long overdue.
Everyone, however, was not amused with the news. Farmers, for instance, expressed their alarm at the development, for obvious reasons.

The germline gene therapy enthusiasts, meanwhile, want it to go further and extend the compassionate cohabitation to other well-known animal rivals too. The legendary rivalry between cobra and mongoose is under spotlight at the moment, according to the insiders in the research arm.

The development will result in more realistic stories that stem from new harmonious living that could be spotted among the two animals. It certainly will lead to more of Tom & Jerry type blockbusters in the coming years, thanks to revolutionary breakthrough.